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| Souza Júnior,Edmilson Lúcio de; Sousa,Wandrick Hauss de; Pimenta Filho,Edgard Cavalcanti; Gonzaga Neto,Severino; Cartaxo,Felipe Queiroga; Cezar,Marcílio Fontes; Cunha,Maria das Graças Gomes; Pereira Filho,José Morais. |
| The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance, qualitative, morphometric and quantitative carcass traits of Santa Inês lambs of different frame sizes finished in a feedlot. Twenty 120-day-old intact lambs with a 25.0±3.1 kg average body weight at the beginning of the experiment were used. Lambs received a diet containing 17% crude protein and 2.70 Mcal/kg dry matter. Frame size influenced performance and tissue composition in the carcasses of the lambs. Lambs with large frame sizes showed better carcass conformation compared with those of medium-sized frames. Frame size was found to have a significant effect on rump perimeter. Large-framed lambs showed higher compactness on the carcass index and carcass dressing area compared with... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Carcass conformation; Commercial cuts; Dry matter intake; Sheep; Tissue composition; Weight gain. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982013000400008 |
